Is San Martin Exploiting the Tariffs?

While Soviet watches are normally my jam, I recently had great luck with a San Martin hand-wound Bronze pilot’s watch (my daily work watch) and just fell in love with their Gada (SN0144).

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The price has JUMPED from around $295 to now about $376 (despite Trump’s delay of tariff implementation), and YET the watch is now getting routed to Australia and then being sent onto me here in the States.

Are they trying to exploit some Aukus agreement…

Is San Martin Exploiting the Tariffs?

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Chinese Watches + US Tariffs

Has anyone here been hit by a customs bill yet? I have a few shipments of straps on the way and I’m debating a new alix watch. But I am concerned about getting smacked for a large extra bill since tariffs are supposed to be enforced starting March 4th.

$75-100 extra ($32 fee + 25% tariff + brokerage fee ) on a $150 watch would not be worth it imo

I also have straps enroute already does anyone know if they will be taxed?

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What features/design elements/additions would you like to see appear on Aliexpress watches?

There are so many good watches on Aliexpress and the business there seem willing to listen to customers (sometimes).
So with that in mind what would you like to see in upcoming releases?

I’m really attracted to retro designs from the 60s/70s, so firstly I’d like to see some of my favourite retro elements seeing a revival.

1. Radiate/sunburst brushing on cases.
Not circular, but radiating outward.

2. separate battery covers for digital/quartz watches.
Remember when some watches had a…

What features/design elements/additions would you like to see appear on Aliexpress watches?

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